Ilex acquifolium | English Holly - 100-120cm, 10lt

Ilex acquifolium is a very decorative, medium-sized, dense, pyramidal, evergreen tree with oval, leathery, spiny, glossy, dark-green leaves. Small, greenish-white flowers bloom in spring and summer and are followed by attractive, red berries that appear in autumn and winter. Plants are either male or female, and both sexes are required in order to have fruit. Ilex acquifolium can grow in poor, very acidic soils, even heavy clay, but prefers average, medium-moisture, well-drained soils, in full sun to partial shade. It tolerates frost, but needs to be protected from harsh winds. It doesn’t like hot and humid summers, therefore, in those conditions, it should be planted in sheltered locations. The English holly is a stunning ornamental tree and a traditional Christmas holly in Europe. It grows like a pyramidal tree, but can be trimmed as a large shrub or beautiful hedge. Great as a specimen plant, foundation plant, for shrub borders, or hedges and screens.